Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Green Tea Extract (GTE) on Systemic Oxidative and Antioxidative Status in Chinese Patients With Stable Asthma
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Asthma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Asthma is a disease characterized by chronic inflammation in the airways. Recent research has demonstrated that one of the reasons for the chronic inflammatory state is an imbalance between oxidative ...
Detailed Description
1. Background Asthma constitutes a significant health problem both in Hong Kong and worldwide (1). Different risk factors for asthma have been identified. These include atopy (2), family history o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Asthma patients being followed up in out-patient clinic with stable clinical condition.
- Age 18 - 70 years
Exclusion
- Patients with known significant concomitant illness including pulmonary causes (COPD, pulmonary tuberculosis, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease and obstructive sleep apnoea) and non-pulmonary causes (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, cancer of other organ sites).
- Patients with unstable asthma
- Patients with alcohol dependence
- Patients with abnormal liver function or is a hepatitis B or C carrier,
- Patients who have habits of taking tea or tea extract, or under other clinical drug trial or herbs
- Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
- Patients who are unwilling to participate or unable to give written consent on his/her own
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01187147
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
July 1 2010
Last Update
August 23 2010
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University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 0